Shadowing Practice: Sue’s Struggling with College | The Middle - Learn English Speaking with Video
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My point is she just needed some time to settle in.
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If anybody's going to be happy in college, it's Sue.
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Yeah.
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Well, so, Sue's happy, Axel's Axel, Brick's in bed, and I don't have any heartburn.
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I'm thinking maybe...
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Are you saying that's on the table?
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Because I can brush my teeth.
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Oh, it's on the table.
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Oh, damn!
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Hee -hee -hee!
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Hi.
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Why are you back in your room?
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It was horrible, Mom.
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I mean, it was great at first, but then after he was done playing, everyone started talking about politics.
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Mom, do you know there are people who don't love America?
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Yeah, I've heard that.
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Ann, did you know that some policemen are mean?
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I didn't even know that could happen.
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I couldn't sit there and listen to everyone badmouth our country, so I just ran out and they called me naive.
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They said I was part of the problem.
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I'm not part of the problem, am I, Mom?
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Oh, honey, of course not.
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Can you just talk to me until I fall asleep?
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Sure, of course.
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Uh, let's see.
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What happened today?
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Well, the muffler finally fell off in Dad's car.
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Oh, no. Yeah, I know.
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I'm sure they didn't mean it.
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Hey!
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You're not allowed to pass out in the lounge.
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Oh, I'm not drunk.
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I'm just sleeping.
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You got a room for that.
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Actually, no, see, I don't...
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My roommate is a junior, and she has this boyfriend.
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I'm gonna have to write you up.
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But I've never been written up before.
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Oh, my God, I'm getting written up so long.
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Ugh.
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Freshman.
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Mom, I got written up.
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Sue, slow down, okay?
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Focus.
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I need complete sentences and words.
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It was all Holly's pulse.
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She doesn't even act like a Holly.
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She puts swears on the walls.
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And she's not even here now.
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And I don't know where she is.
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And I never know where she is.
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She never writes on the memo board and she called Taylor Swift a skank
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and I tried to tell her that she's just unlucky in luck.
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And then I saw her in concert and she was awesome.
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Okay, Sue, honey, you just have to give it some time.
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It's not just that.
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I'm making bad choices.
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I'm only eating ice cream sandwiches and I haven't pooped in three days.
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I keep waiting for nobody to pee in the bathroom but there's always somebody in the bathroom.
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I tried at 3 a .m., but that's when the barfers come in.
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What is she saying?
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She can't poop in front of Taylor Swift?
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And I know.
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I'm sorry that I keep bothering you.
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You said I was ready for this, but I'm just, I'm not.
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And I don't want to be here anymore.
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And I hate college, and I just want to come home.
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Screw Ferber.
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We're heading up there.
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Already out the door.
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Axel, what's going on?
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Oh, my God.
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Mom and Dad are dead.
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No, they're fine.
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Just thought maybe you'd want to get some pizza or something.
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Really?
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That's another question.
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You're down to six.
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And she doesn't even put sheets on the bed.
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She just sleeps on her old coat.
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Well, at least she leaves sometimes.
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Kenny was always around and drove me nuts.
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I mean, we're all buds now, but the first month away, I was pretty homesick.
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Really?
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I didn't know about that.
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Oh, yeah.
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There were times where I really missed Mom and Dad a lot.
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You did?
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Did you tell them?
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No way.
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Why is that their business?
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Anyway, just wanted to check in, make sure you're doing okay.
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You know, not sitting around listening to emo music or something.
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Yeah, well, maybe I'm doing okay.
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Look, it sucks for everyone at first, but by Thanksgiving, you're going to be having so much fun, you won't even want to go home.
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Except for, like, food and laundry, money, stuff.
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Also, I could never take a dump in the dorms, so I would suggest doing all your pooping at home.
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Oh.
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It says getting pizza.
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Yeah, but that could be old.
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Well, it says 10 .09 p .m and today's date.
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Oh.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 102 frases y 698 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:56. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 142 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| poop sustantivo | /ˈpuːp/ | popo, pupú |
| pizza sustantivo | /ˈpi.tsə/ | pizza |
| honey sustantivo | /ˈhʌni/ | miel |
| horrible adjetivo | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | horrible, horroroso |
| suck verbo | /sʌk/ | chupar, sorber |
| sheet sustantivo | /ʃit/ | hoja, folio |
| bother verbo | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | molestar, agobiar |
| settle verbo | /ˈsɛtəl/ | resolver, dirimir |
| asleep adjetivo | /əˈsliːp/ | dormido, jato |
| coat sustantivo | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | abrigo, saco |
| brush sustantivo | /bɹʌʃ/ | pincel, cepillo |
| leaf sustantivo | /lif/ | hoja, foja (desus.) |
| bud sustantivo | /bʌd/ | brote, retoño |
| dump verbo | /dʌmp/ | tirar a la basura, arrojar |
| laundry sustantivo | /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ | colada, lavado |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| head up verbo | encabezar, dirigir |
| run out verbo | agotar, quedarse sin |
| slow down verbo | desacelerar, decelerar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've heard · I've never been written · haven't pooped |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was done · been written |
| Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbos seguidos de la forma en -ing | started talking · keep waiting · keep bothering |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | I'm thinking · I'm just sleeping · I'm getting |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 38 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, badmouth /ˈbæd.maʊθ/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sheet /ʃit/, brush /bɹʌʃ/, freshman /ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como poop, pizza, honey.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.